/*
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Gordon Fraser, Andrea Arcuri and EvoSuite
 * contributors
 *
 * This file is part of EvoSuite.
 *
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 */
package org.evosuite.ga;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Factory for chromosomes used by the GA, e.g., to generate the initial population of solutions.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of chromosome this factory produces
 * @author Gordon Fraser
 */
public interface ChromosomeFactory<T extends Chromosome<T>> extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Generates a new chromosome.
     *
     * @return the newly generated chromosome
     */
    T getChromosome();

}
